line of poetry

Synonyms:

line of verse

Types:

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acatalectic

(prosody) a line of verse that has the full number of syllables

Alexandrine

(prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet

catalectic

(prosody) a line of verse that lacks a syllable in the last metrical foot

hypercatalectic

(prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot

Type of:

line

text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen